Episodes

  • Hello clouds, hello sky & other tales
    Jun 5 2026

    Step into the confessional with Father Simon and the Collective for a police mishap, a fishing adventure, a boarding school caper and a teacher prank.

    First Joe DiMaggio has an eventful break with his fellow police colleagues involving a broken pool cue.

    Then Steven’s going on a fishing adventure, but watch out for the fish hooks.

    Plus: Julie is asking for forgiveness for a prank on a fellow teacher Tristram and Dave has a boarding school adventure involving pirate radio, radioactive interference and the World Cup.

    Got a confession? confessions@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

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    43 mins
  • The wind beneath my wings & other tales
    May 29 2026

    Step into the confessional with Father Simon and the Collective for soup-based horror, airborne football crimes, and one truly catastrophic “wind” in an operating theatre.

    First, a classic from the crypt: Lorraine’s 80s tin-code mix-up leaves a brother eating chicken soup… plus a black, gelatinous blob of mould, followed by two days in hospital that nobody even notices.

    Then Alf’s military hangover meets bright surgical lights — and a “silent but prolonged” moment that has a surgeon hauling out intestines in search of a hole that isn’t there.

    Plus: Alistair secretly watches England v Tunisia during take-off and celebrates by waking a baby, and Penelope’s husband repeatedly breaks into the wrong Caribbean hotel room… straight into a naked German.

    Got a confession? confessions@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

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    40 mins
  • Don’t go chasing waterfalls & other tales
    May 22 2026

    Step into the confessional with Simon Mayo and the Confessions Collective for a vintage school-days reckoning, a Wembley fishbone emergency, lockdown jigsaw vengeance, and a fairground waterslide disaster.

    Nigel relives the wild early-80s logic of collective punishment after a playground scuffle leaves a classmate dangling from a fence — and an innocent kid caught in the mix for reporting stolen trainers.

    Then Helen’s 1987 FA Cup final is overshadowed by a bone stuck in her throat, a dad who won’t miss the match, and a lifesaving carton of Ribena.

    Plus: Flora steals one crucial jigsaw piece from her cheating ex, and Rick’s Water Boggan sends a furious passenger out drenched… without the dinghy.

    Got a confession? confessions@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

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    46 mins
  • All day long, all day long on the chaise lounge & other tales
    May 15 2026

    Step into the confessional with Simon Mayo and the Confessions Collective for an episode full of sibling sabotage, supermarket shame, and the perils of damp underpants.

    Tim admits to a targeted reign of terror on his little brother. John’s 1999 CFAX football obsession ends in disaster, Richard loses control of some “loose grapes” at Sutton Safeway, and Mike’s sixth-form skinny-dipping leaves a very suspicious puddle in maths.

    Got a confession? confessions@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

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    43 mins
  • Put the kettle on and make some tea & other tales
    May 8 2026

    Step into the confessional with Simon Mayo and the Collective for another batch of confessions.

    In a classic from the crypt, a lonely trucker accepts one Guinness too many… then points a hopeful Beryl to entirely the wrong big red lorry.

    Then it’s Jan’s rabbit escape that ends in an axe, a fingertip flap, and a grandad who chooses bunny retrieval over first aid.

    Plus: a prison officer’s catastrophic coat-sniffing moment, and a first job interview ruined by dog poo, a blocked loo, and Captain Red Braces.

    Got a confession? confessions@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

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    46 mins
  • Hit me with your rhythm stick & other tales
    May 1 2026

    Step into the confessional with Simon Mayo and the collective for a week of blocked sinks, fake hospital letters, and staff training-day chaos.

    First, Susie’s raspberry-peach smoothie turns into a fermented crime scene that takes out the call-centre kitchenette. Then Jeanette commits peak springtime mischief by forging a hospital letter recommending “Morris dancing therapy” for her grumpy husband’s dodgy knee. Plus, Maurice’s 1966 snow-sculpture disaster, and Stan’s drama-teacher mate who sleepwalks into an unwanted performance.

    Got a confession? confessions@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

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    42 mins
  • It’s all too beautiful & other tales
    Apr 24 2026

    Step into the confessional with Simon Mayo and the Confessions Collective for an episode featuring village newsletters, VHS carnage and a cigarette-based science experiment that absolutely shouldn’t be repeated.

    First, nine-year-old James “helps” his vicar dad with a community email…

    Then Rebecca admits she turned a brand-new VHS player into a Hot Wheels garage, and let her little brother take the blame.

    Plus: Andy’s weapon-grade party-popper cigarettes, and a micro-school teacher with the strangest problem of all.

    Got a confession? confessions@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

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    46 mins
  • Confessions from the Crypt Special
    Apr 17 2026

    Step into the confessional for a special delve into the crypt for this week's episode of Simon Mayo's Confessions!

    First: a Devon carnival prank goes full folk‑horror when a lovingly crafted coffin is launched into a river… and drifts 20 miles into the local paper. Then a “helpful” son‑in‑law turns “bingo” into “strip club” on his mother‑in‑law’s phone — with an email to a politician as the punchline.

    Plus: a dad accidentally cosplays as a hotshot surgeon (socks included), and a twin‑buggy wisecrack that haunts a marriage.

    Got a confession? confessions@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

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    29 mins